Questions over future of state-owned business after victims of Horizon IT scandal receive compensation

Britain’s next government has been urged to set up a taskforce to explore the future for the state-owned Post Office including mutualisation – once victims of the Horizon IT scandal have been financially compensated.

The Post Office Horizon IT scandal has been described by MPs as one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in recent years and was highlighted by the recent ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office.